Certified TEFL teacher with more than 10 years of experience
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Certified TEFL teacher with more than 10 years of experience
Sobre mim
Minha atuação como professor
Minhas aulas e estilo de ensino
Currículo e certificados
De Estados UnidosMora em Brasilia, Brasil (04:22 UTC-03:00)
Sobre mim
Professor da italki desde 26 de Nov de 2018
Tópico de interesseHistóriaComidaCiências
I was born in the United States and lived there for most of my life. I grew up in Louisiana but also lived in Washington, DC, and Pittsburgh, PA. During my third year of college, I did an exchange program in Tokyo, Japan for a year. For most of my career, I worked as a software engineer. I moved to Brazil in 2012 to be with my husband. I completed a 120-hour TEFL certification from the University of Toronto in November of 2020. I have practiced Aikido, a Japanese martial art, for more than 20 years. I enjoy cooking and spending time with friends and family. I also enjoy reading history, neuroscience, and science fiction books.
Minhas criações
Minha atuação como professor
My first experience as a teacher was in my martial arts club in Pittsburgh. I taught for 10 years. Though this seems quite different from teaching a language, it was, in fact, excellent preparation for my career as an English teacher. Learning correct pronunciation involves learning unfamiliar movements. It is much more a physical skill than an academic exercise. To achieve fluency in speaking, one cannot carefully think about each word or phrase --- words and phrases must be automatic. To learn to speak automatically, one must practice regularly and diligently. I prefer to correct a student's mistakes immediately so that s/he is more likely to remember the correct usage.
Minhas aulas e estilo de ensino
In my experience, many students were never taught the basic sounds of English. For this reason, I always include phonics exercises as part of every class. When teaching grammar, I focus on the meaning of a particular construction rather than just how to make it. It is important for students to do exercises that require them to choose between more than one possible grammatical construction. This replicates real life, where one must choose the construction that will communicate the correct meaning.
Meu material de ensino
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Certificados
Teaching English as a Foreign Language - University of Toronto, OISE - 2020A 120-hour intensive course in successful teaching abroad
with a specialization in Teaching English to Young Learners and Teaching Test Preparation Courses
Certificado verificado
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) - University of Toronto, OISE - 2020Please look under the line where "Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)" is written. I took "Teaching Test Preparation" as an elective in my program.
Certificado verificado
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) - University of Toronto, OISE - 2020Please look under the line where "Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)" is written. I took "Teaching English to Young Learners" as an elective in my program.
Certificado verificado
5.0
Avaliação
225
Alunos
2,253
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100%
Presença
100%
Resposta
5.0
Avaliação
225
Alunos
2253
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100%
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100%
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Inglês Aulas
Aula Experimental
126 aulas concluídas
USD 10.99+
One-on-One Tutoring
A1 - C2Geral1,225 aulas concluídas
USD 13.00+
Pacote com 18% de desconto
Improving your English pronunciation
A2 - C2Geral266 aulas concluídas
USD 13.00+
Pacote com 18% de desconto
Proficiency Test Preparation
B1 - C1Preparação para Teste0 aulas concluídas
USD 40.00+
Pacote com 10% de desconto
Disponibilidade
Com base no seu fuso horário (UTC+00:00)
Minhas criações
Vocabulário (1)
Podcast (16)
Teste (74)
83 Revisões
Milla Romanova
13 Inglês aulas
Escolha do professor
Christine is one of the best teachers I’ve ever met. Every time we have a class, I not only learn new vocabulary, but work on unclear points in grammar, which are explained by Christine excellently! Thank you!
15 de ago de 2024
Mayara
22 Inglês aulas
Escolha do professor
Best English teacher in Italki!
27 de nov de 2019
Roberta Assunção
41 Inglês aulas
The teacher is amazing and very patient.
14 de fev de 2025
XI WU
54 Inglês aulas
Escolha do professor
Christine absolutely is a great teacher! With the wonderful expertise and patience, she guide me to learn and practice the pronouncing rules step by step. The method works for me, letting me know the reason why I can not speak out words well and how to improve it. Thank you, Christine!
18 de set de 2020
Welington Dias
1 Inglês aula
It was a very good class.
The teacher is experienced and attentive, being able to figure out the exact points I have to work to get better.
I liked it very much and strongly recommend the teacher.
19 de mar de 2025
Roberta Assunção
41 Inglês aulas
Teacher Christine is very attentionally and helpful! She has a lot of patience with me! I always feel excited in her class!
11 de fev de 2025
Aula Experimental
USD 10.99
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